St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-15
MINNEAPOLIS PROVISION c0MpAl
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.


There was but little trading, owing to the
excitement i'll the speculation markets, and
the small amount of wheat sold was at va
rlous prices, ranging from Sc to &c below the
the only buyers, and they did Dc. .ake any
large lots. Dealers were offering July wheat
freely, but there was not e.nough stability to
inc market to encourage any bidding, and
prices literally went tC. pieces.
NoTE-In sales of wheat by sample. grade
has littleif any effect in making prices, that
being determined by quality and the per-
centage of hard in each parcel.
Sales included 5000 bu July No. hard,
a5Ae; 10000 bu July No. hard, 75lac;
q, 900 Blu No. l hard, to arrive, 74e; 5000
blu July No. l hard, 75l2c: $1,000 bu July
No. 3 hard, 76Sc; 10000 bu July No. 1
hard hard, 74tsc; $4,000 bu July No. :! hard,
5000 bu No. 1 Northern, f. o. b.. 72l2c Car
lot sales by sample: 66 car No. hard, o. t.,
77c; cars No. l hard, o. t., 76l2c; 5 cars
No. l hard o. t., 76c; car No. hard: It,
Use. ears No. hard o. t., 75c; 10 cars
No. Northern, delivered, 76c; II cars No.
Northern, o. t., 15c: 10 cars No. l North
ern. o. t., 77c; 2 cars No. 1 Northern, deliv
cred 7712e; ! car No; 2 Northern, o. t., 75c;
Bran and Shorts-The market continues
soft. There is wide difference in the ask
ing prices Of the make of different mills,
ranging from SS5G@9.5O. Among the sales
5 cars went at So ) at 50, 2 at 1925, at
$3.50. Bran sold at S75O08 The inquiry
is light, but holders are not bothered with
much competition, and obtain from 36@37l2c
for it. Sales to arrive were usually at the in
side figures. Oats-From being offered freely
ten days ago are now in small offerings and
better prices are obtained. Sales of nice
white oats are made at about 3012c, prices
ranging down to 29c for No. g. This market
is easily OverstOcked, and sellers would do
we'll usually to sell to arrive, though if sent
and arriving on bare market they
would bring shade higher spot,
but sales to arrive are usually safer.
Mixed feed and corn meal-Feed, Sl4.75@15
for good; fair, S14Ge14.5O in car lots Meal
about soc under feed Not much demand
for the latter Hay-This market is slow and
parties having several cars on track met with
trouble i'll selling it even at the low price of
S6@S for fair to good wild. 1t is very dull.
Timothy nominal at S1506a2 above wild.
Flour-The break in wheat has affected ne
foreign -four market unfavoraply and bids
this week are G0S9d lower than last week. On
this side buyers are Indifferent buying in
small lots to meetthe daily trade. Millers
are holding quite firm i'll view of the cost of
cash wheat. At this point millers are not
crowd1ng work, showing very. conclusively
that there is little profit in their business
now. Bakers and low grades are selling very
well; patents drag. Patent. sacks to local
dealers, S4. .45; patents, to ship sacks,
car lots, S4.3O14. 40; in barrels S4.45014 60;
delivered at New England points, S5.15@
5.25: New York points. So. 06@5.2O; Phila-
delphia and Baltimore. 81 95@5. 10; bakers,
S3.50@3SO; superfine, S1.7oD2 60; Red
Dog sack, 81 .45@D1 go; Red Dog, bbls, $1,000
1.S0: rye flour, cWt, S1.75.